Cortland County High School Sports Weekend Recaps (January 5th & 6th)

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Marathon Girls Basketball vs. SVE. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).

Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Friday’s and Saturday’s events:

Friday (January 5th)

Varsity Girls Basketball: Marathon vs. Spencer-Van Etten (SVE)

The Marathon Lady Olympians improved to a record of 8-2 after defeating Spencer-Van Etten (SVE) with a score of 44-22 Friday night. 

“A win is a win,” said Marathon head coach Beth Anne Duncan. “It wasn’t our prettiest win, especially coming off such a big win last week against Tully in the championship game of the hustle tournament where there was great effort, great rebounding, and we shot really well; but tonight Spencer made us work for it. We needed to move up the pressure and we ended up getting into our offense, because we created offense from our defense and that helped us; but we had too many turnovers from silly plays that we can definitely clean up before our game against Moravia on Tuesday." 

Marathon was led by Abby Ensign (18 points), Audrey Ensign (9 points), Addison Oram (8 points), and Anna Hoyt (5 points).

SVE was led by Brianna Predmore (6 points) and Lilyanah Doolittle (5 points). 

“I think it was a good game for us,” Abby Ensign stated. “We have a few things that we need to work on, but obviously we just had a rough start with a few turnovers, but overall it went pretty well. I think we communicated well, and I feel like our defense is the strongest part of our game.” 

Abby Ensign with her grandmother Joann Ensign. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).

“This was kind of a revenge game for us, because last time we had a lead at halftime and Spencer came back and beat us,” added coach Duncan. “So it was important for us to keep the foot on the gas pedal and do a good job staying locked in.” 

Here are some photos from Friday’s game (Photos provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice):

Marathon’s next game will be played at Marathon high school against Tully on Tuesday (January 9th) at 7:15pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Cortland vs. General Brown

The Cortland Lady Tigers kept their unbeaten streak going, as they beat General Brown with a score of 43-31 to improve to a 9-0 record. 

Cortland was led by Kendall Mack (15 points), Valerosa Gambitta (12 points), and Lily Yang (6 points). 

General Brown was led by Brooke Wiley (14 points) and Mollie Peckham (7 points). 

Cortland was scheduled to play on the road against Indian River on Saturday (January 6th). See below for a recap of that game. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: Homer vs. Owego

The Homer Lady Trojans lost to Owego with a score of 54-31. With this result, Homer has fallen to an overall record of 3-6. 

Homer was led by Lauren Franco (8 points), Elizabeth McCloy (6 points), and Elia Spanbauer (5 points). 

Note: Owego’s stats were not made available by the time this article was written. 

Up next, Homer will play on the road against Christian Brothers Academy on Wednesday (January 10th) at 7:15pm. 

Varsity Boys Basketball: McGraw vs. Otselic Valley

The McGraw Eagles defeated Otselic Valley with a score of 61-31 Friday night at McGraw high school. With this win, McGraw improved their overall record to 7-2. 

McGraw was led by Caleb Epp (15 points), Dylan Truman (13 points), Calob Sutton (9 points), and Jaydon Bassett (8 points). 

Otselic Valley was led by Braeden Davis (13 points) and Cole Warren (6 points). 

McGraw’s next game will be played on the road against county rival Cincinnatus on Tuesday (January 9th) at 7pm. 

Here are some photos from Friday’s game (Photos provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice):

Varsity Boys Basketball: Cortland vs. Carthage

The Cortland Purple Tigers fell to an overall record of 1-8 after losing to Carthage on the road with a score of 65-50. 

Cortland was led by Caden Albright (10 points), Cal Albright (10 points), Zachary Muir (7 points), Jaxson Gambitta (7 points), and Owen Johnson (7 points). 

Carthage was led by Makiah Johnson (30 points), Aiden Hicks (10 points), and Geremiah Ademola-Sadipe (9 points). 

Up next, Cortland will host Onondaga tonight (January 8th) at Cortland junior-senior high school. Tip off is at 6:45pm. 

Varsity Boys Basketball: Cincinnatus vs. Fabius-Pompey

The Cincinnatus Lions lost on the road with a score of 52-36 against Fabius-Pompey Friday evening, making them fall to an overall record of 3-5. 

Cincinnatus was led by Canden Stafford (23 points), Trevor Shevalier (4 points), Zack Streichert (3 points), John Schuyler (3 points), Jack Stafford (3 points). 

Fabius-Pompey was led by Grayson Wallace (25 points), Kevin Jefferson (19 points), Payton Hewitt (4 points), Gunner Vielhauer (3 points), and Peter Skeval (1 point). 

Cincinnatus’ next game will be played at Cincinnatus high school against county rival McGraw on Tuesday (January 9th) at 7pm. 

Varsity Boys Basketball: Marathon vs. Spencer-Van Etten (SVE)

The Marathon Olympians beat Spencer-Van Etten (SVE) 72-43 Friday night on the road, improving their overall record to 5-5.

Marathon was led by Zachary Birdsall (27 points) Bryce Hartman (21 points), Austin Poth (8 points), and Camdyn Kashuba (7 points). 

Note: SVE’s stats were not made available by the time this article was written. 

Marathon is now scheduled to play on the road against Moravia this upcoming Tuesday (January 9th) at 7:15pm. 

Varsity Girls Volleyball: Cincinnatus vs. Fabius-Pompey

The Cincinnatus Lady Lions lost to Fabius-Pompey after four sets Friday night. With this loss, Cincinnatus fell to an overall record of 7-2. 

Cincinnatus was led by Allyson St. Germain (16 kills, 33 digs, & 1 ace), Payton Gerrard (17 digs & 1 kill), Kaedance Latta (5 kill, 4 digs & 21 assists), and Cassia Schuyler (23 digs & 4 aces). 

Fabius-Pompey was led by Izzy Burton (9 kills, 16 digs & 1 assist), Payton Taylor (3 kills, 17 digs & 5 assists), and Ashlee Freebern (1 kill, 4 blocks, 13 digs, 5 aces, and 2 assists).

Cincinnatus will look forward to hosting county rival McGraw at Cincinnatus high school tonight (January 8th) at 7pm.

Varsity Track & Field: Marathon vs. Multiple Teams (Hurley Invitational)

The Marathon Olympians competed in the Hurley Invitational at Ithaca College on Friday. 

The Marathon girls’ team placed 21st overall, while the Marathon boys’ team was not able to place. 

Here are some highlights from both the Marathon boys’ and girls’ teams:

Boys

• Andrew Edsall placed 8th in the pole vault event (Result - 8’0”)

Girls

• Abigail Trabucco came in 4th place in the pole vault event (Result - 8’6”). She also placed 8th in the 600 meter run (Time - 1:54.08)

Saturday (January 6th)

Varsity Girls Basketball: Cortland vs. Indian River

The Cortland Lady Tigers suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday against Indian River. Cortland lost the game with a score of 48-26. 

Cortland was led by Claire Turner (8 points), Valerosa Gambitta (6 points), and Zee-Anna Sweat-Rice (5 points). 

Indian River was led by Michaela Delles (18 points), Ravan Marsell (12 points), and Isabella Davis (8 points). 

With this loss, Cortland has fallen to an overall record of 9-1. 

Cortland will look to bounce back this Thursday (January 11th) as they host Westhill at Cortland junior-senior high school. Tip off is at 6:45pm. 

Varsity Girls Basketball: McGraw vs. Altmar Parish Williamstown (APW)

The McGraw Lady Eagles fell to an overall record of 4-6 after losing to APW with a score of 43-20. 

McGraw was led by Hannah Wilson (6 points) and Lexi McCall (6 points). 

APW was led by Katelyn Schick (23 points) and Samantha Holcomb (5 points). 

McGraw is scheduled to play on the road against Morrisville-Eaton tonight (January 8th) at 6:30pm. 

Varsity Wrestling: Marathon vs. Multiple Teams (Odessa Montour Duals)

The Marathon Olympians competed against multiple teams at the Odessa Montour Duals on Saturday. 

Here are the results from each of Marathon’s dual matches:

Marathon (54) vs. Dundee (15)

• 101: Double Forfeit
• 108: Simon Donah (Marathon) over (Dundee) - Forfeit
• 116: Melodie Sutton (Marathon) over (Dundee) - Forfeit
• 124: Brendan Gumaer (Marathon) over Tate Moore (Dundee) - Fall (1:40) 
• 131: Zander Sutton (Marathon) over (Dundee) - Forfeit 
• 138: Braydon Homer (Marathon) over (Dundee) - Forfeit
• 145: Brittan Keller (Marathon) over Connor Erick (Dundee) - Fall (1:40) 
• 152: Zachary Grant (Dundee) over Gabriel Crumb (Marathon) - Fall (4:00) 
• 160: Dominick Homer (Marathon) over (Dundee) - Forfeit
• 170: Julian Spizzirri (Marathon) over (Dundee) - Forfeit
• 190: Jacob Bartlett (Dundee) over Dawsyn Cole (Marathon) - Decision (7-6) 
• 215: Caleb Bartlett (Dundee) over Andrew Infante-Franks (Marathon) - Fall (1:13) 
• 285: Brian Deforest (Marathon) over Riley Teeter (Dundee) - Fall (1:43) 

Marathon (42) vs. Horseheads (35)

• 101: Tristin Quanz (Horseheads) over (Marathon) - Forfeit
• 108: Noah Miller (Horseheads) over Simon Donah (Marathon) - Fall 
• 116: Aiden Culshaw (Horseheads) over Melodie Sutton (Marathon) - Fall
• 124: Brendan Gumaer (Marathon) over Gavin Hornsby (Horseheads) - Fall
• 131: Zander Sutton (Marathon) over Kole Zufall (Horseheads) - Fall 
• 138: Braydon Homer (Marathon) over Jack Clate (Horseheads) - Fall 
• 145: Brittan Keller (Marathon) over Connor Warrick (Horseheads) - Fall
• 152: Brayden Walton (Horseheads) over Daniel Semeykhan (Marathon) - Fall
• 160: Lucas Mosher (Horseheads) over Dominick Homer (Marathon) - Technical Fall (15-0) 
• 170: Julian Spizzirri (Marathon) over Elijah Friend (Horseheads) - Fall
• 190: Dawsyn Cole (Marathon) over Ethan Dziennik (Horseheads) - Fall
• 215: Andrew Infante-Franks (Marathon) over Martin Huang (Horseheads) - Fall
• 285: Seamus Carroll (Horseheads) over Brian Deforest (Marathon) - Fall

Marathon (42) vs. Ithaca (25)

• 101: Double Forfeit 
• 108: Simon Donah (Marathon) over Caleb Bergman (Ithaca) - Fall (1:34) 
• 116: Finn Kelly (Ithaca) over Melodie Sutton (Marathon) - Fall (4:50)
• 124: Brendan Gumaer (Marathon) over Will Fritz (Ithaca) - Fall (2:45) 
• 131: Zander Sutton (Marathon) over Kaleb Chilson (Ithaca) - Fall (3:30) 
• 138: Braydon Homer (Marathon) over Griffin Conrad (Ithaca) - Fall (4:30) 
• 145: Quentin Getzin (Ithaca) over Brittan Keller (Marathon) - Fall (5:10) 
• 152: Edward Peck (Ithaca) over Daniel Semeykhan (Marathon) - Decision (7-6) 
• 160: Daniel Parker (Ithaca) over Dominick Homer (Marathon) - Fall (1:00) 
• 170: Dikota Hamilton (Ithaca) over Julian Spizzirri (Marathon) - Major Decision (12-0) 
• 190: Dawsyn Cole (Marathon) over Owen Webster (Ithaca) - Fall (3:20) 
• 215: Andrew Infante-Franks (Marathon) over Germain Harris (Ithaca) - Fall (1:20) 
• 285: Brian Deforest (Marathon) over (Ithaca) - Forfeit

Marathon (42) vs. Odessa Montour (29)

• 101: Double Forfeit 
• 108: Simon Donah (Marathon) over (Odessa Montour) - Forfeit
• 116: Lucas Hoffman (Odessa Montour) over Melodie Sutton (Marathon) - Technical Fall (16-1) &  (4:37) 
• 124: Riley Yaw (Odessa Montour) over John Root (Marathon) - Fall (2:38) 
• 131: Brendan Gumaer (Marathon) over Bradley Cantineri (Odessa Montour) - Fall (2:17) 
• 138: Hunter Barrett (Odessa Montour) over Zander Sutton (Marathon) - Fall (5:02) 
• 145: Braydon Homer (Marathon) over Daniel Coston (Odessa Montour) - Fall (2:40) 
• 152: Brittan Keller (Marathon) over Jaymes Forker (Odessa Montour) - Fall (1:47) 
• 160: Dominick Homer (Marathon) over Balan Ault (Odessa Montour) - Fall (3:43) 
• 170: Julian Spizzirri (Marathon) over Ean Walsh (Odessa Montour) - Fall (1:19) 
• 190: Dawsyn Cole (Marathon) over Joey Chamberlin (Odessa Montour) - Fall (1:46) 
• 215: Dana Guild (Odessa Montour) over Preston Thorington (Marathon) - Fall (0:15) 
• 285: Aidan Summers (Odessa Montour) over Brian Deforest (Marathon) - Fall (1:46) 

Marathon (48) vs. Whitney Point (24)

• 101: Double Forfeit 
• 108: Simon Donah (Marathon) over Gavin Baxter (Whitney Point) - Fall (1:50) 
• 116: Melodie Sutton (Marathon) over Asher Kellar (Whitney Point) - Fall (2:43) 
• 124: John Root (Marathon) over Elijah King (Whitney Point) - Fall (1:44) 
• 131: Kyle Kitson (Whitney Point) over Brendan Gumaer (Marathon) - Fall (1:30) 
• 138: Zander Sutton (Marathon) over Mason Baxter (Whitney Point) - Fall (2:30) 
• 145: Braydon Homer (Marathon) over Joseph Card (Whitney Point) - Fall (1:32) 
• 152: Brittan Keller (Marathon) over Victor Turner (Whitney Point) - Fall (3:40) 
• 160: Johnathan McCall (Whitney Point) over Dominick Homer (Marathon) - Fall (5:34) 
• 170: Julian Spizzirri (Marathon) over (Whitney Point) - Forfeit
• 190: Zach McCall (Whitney Point) over Dawsyn Cole (Marathon) - Fall (4:34) 
• 215: Andrew Infante-Franks (Marathon) over (Whitney Point) - Forfeit
• 285: Joseph Matson Jr. (Whitney Point) over Brian Deforest (Marathon) - Fall (0:50)

Varsity Track & Field: Homer vs. Multiple Teams (John Arcaro Memorial)

The Homer Trojans competed in the morning session of the John Arcaro Memorial meet on Saturday at Onondaga Community College. A total of 22 teams competed at the meet.   

The Homer boys’ team placed 12th overall, while the Homer girls’ team placed 8th overall. 

Here are some highlights from both the Homer boys’ and girls’ teams:

Homer Boys

• Tasker Dennis won 1st place in the weight throw event (Result - 49’1.25”). He also placed 6th in the shot put event (Result - 37’6.5”). His weight throw performance was a personal best
• Logan Griffin came in 7th place in the shot put event (Result - 37’1.75”). His performance was a personal best. 

Homer Girls

• Ingrid Aagaard finished in 2nd place in the 1,500 meter run (Time - 5:09.95). Her performance was a personal best
• Molly McMasters placed 3rd in the shot put event (Result - 29’6.5”). She also came in 6th place in the weight throw event (Result - 30’0.25”). Her shot put performance was a personal best and qualifies her to participate in the state qualifiers 
• Hannah Bouwens came in 5th place in the shot put event (Result - 28’1.75”)
• Homer’s 4x800 meter relay team (Maggie Mahunik, Mia Knight, Haley Tucker & Amelia Wagner) finished in sixth with an official time of 12:23.94
• Homer’s 4x400 meter relay team (Emma Effininger, Caitlin McCloy, Sophie Kennett & Lizzie O’Donnell) placed 6th with an official time of 4:42.50 
• Izzy Tutino placed 7th in the 300 meter run (Time - 45.05). Her performance was a personal best.
• Homer’s 4x200 meter relay team (Izzy Tutino, Caitlin McCloy, Mikayla Smith & Ingrid Aagaard) came in 8th place with an official time of 1:57.87

Varsity Track & Field: Cortland vs. Multiple Teams (John Arcaro Memorial)

The Cortland Purple Tigers competed in the afternoon session of the John Arcaro Memorial meet on Saturday at Onondaga Community College. 

The Cortland boys’ team placed 11th overall, while the Cortland girls’ team placed 10th overall. 

Here are some highlights from both the Cortland boys’ and girls’ teams:

Cortland Boys

• Bryan Honan came in 2nd place in the weight throw event (Result - 54’0”). He also placed 7th in the shot put event (Result - 40’6”)
• Michael Dearie placed 3rd in the weight throw event (Result - 52’9.25”)

Cortland Girls

• Morgann Doane won 1st place in the long jump event (Result - 14’9.50”)
• Rileigh Madden placed 3rd in the long jump event (Result - 14’2”). She also came in 4th place in the pole vault event (Result - 7’6”)
• Campbell Bush came in 6th place in the 55 meter hurdles (Time - 9.59)

(Note: Cortland County Coaches send scores & stats for us to use for our recaps. If a team’s game recap was not shown in this article, it’s because scores and stats of their game were not made available to us by the time this article was published).

A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage